diff --git a/pkgs/development/octave-modules/fem-fenics/default.nix b/pkgs/development/octave-modules/fem-fenics/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..300dfd75877
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/octave-modules/fem-fenics/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{ buildOctavePackage
+, lib
+, fetchurl
+, dolfin
+, ffc
+, pkg-config
+}:
+
+buildOctavePackage rec {
+  pname = "fem-fenics";
+  version = "0.0.5";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "mirror://sourceforge/octave/${pname}-${version}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "1xd80nnkschldvrqx0wvrg3fzbf8sck8bvq24phr5x49xs7b8x78";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    pkg-config
+  ];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    dolfin
+    ffc
+  ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    homepage = "https://octave.sourceforge.io/fem-fenics/index.html";
+    license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ KarlJoad ];
+    description = "Package for the resolution of partial differential equations based on fenics";
+    # Lots of compilation errors for newer octave versions and syntax errors
+    broken = true;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/octave-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/octave-packages.nix
index c5a82516c06..838448ccbe8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/octave-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/octave-packages.nix
@@ -83,6 +83,12 @@ makeScope newScope (self:
 
     econometrics = callPackage ../development/octave-modules/econometrics { };
 
+    fem-fenics = callPackage ../development/octave-modules/fem-fenics {
+      # PLACEHOLDER until KarlJoad gets dolfin packaged.
+      dolfin = null;
+      ffc = null;
+    };
+
     general = callPackage ../development/octave-modules/general {
       nettle = pkgs.nettle;
     };